Air hockey gift

[spndnchz]

Xmas gift. 
 

need to get an air hockey table for my nephew. 
 

Any suggestions?

[SDS]

Yes! Sort of. So, depending on how fussy you are about quality play, you have to make sure the blower is strong enough or the puck doesn’t move well. It may even stop. 

We had one, exchanged it and got a different one because of this. I always wished we spent more for better play. If you don’t spend above a certain amount for quality parts, then it is hard to enjoy. 
 

a friend had one by Atomic that I wish I had just bought and saved myself the hassle. 

[SDS]

I know it is a present and this is a pain in the ass, but people buy these and sell them all the time. You could get a good one for 50% of the cost if you have a way to move it. Plus, you can try before you buy. 

[#freejame]

Pretty much agree with SDS. I would strongly recommend giving it a go before trying out. A bad table won’t get any use, but a properly manufactured table will. 

[SDS]

I’m going to peg $1500 as a reasonable quality price point. Lower than that and you will need good references. 

[spndnchz]

Hmm.  An awesome bubble hockey brand new is 1800

I’m looking 200 ish. Should I even bother at that price? Air, not bubble

[spndnchz]

Is there a psi or something I should look for?

[Eleven]

10 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

Hmm.  An awesome bubble hockey brand new is 1800

I’m looking 200 ish. Should I even bother at that price? Air, not bubble

This is going to depend on how old your nephew is, actually.  If he's 6, he'll have plenty of fun with even the lower-end tables.  If he's 15, not so much.

[SDS]

13 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

Hmm.  An awesome bubble hockey brand new is 1800

I’m looking 200 ish. Should I even bother at that price? Air, not bubble

If you are talking about a full sized 7-9 ft air hockey table - I don’t think you could find a good used one for that. We paid $850 for an underpowered one and replaced it with one that was ok for $1200. Neither compared to the atomic for fun game play. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCJGFDY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_.8BYFb357CKA3

Is this for a small child?

[North Buffalo]

cnet doesn't have any great reviews

 

[spndnchz]

20 hours ago, SDS said:

If you are talking about a full sized 7-9 ft air hockey table - I don’t think you could find a good used one for that. We paid $850 for an underpowered one and replaced it with one that was ok for $1200. Neither compared to the atomic for fun game play. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCJGFDY/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_.8BYFb357CKA3

Is this for a small child?

13

[SDS]

1 hour ago, spndnchz said:

13

So, that would seem to me to be old for some sort of miniature table. If it was going to be used for a couple years that means they’re going to be 15 or 16 and they’re going to have big adultish bodies.

is there something specific that you were looking at? A link somewhere?

[Andrew Amerk]

There is an RJ bubble hockey table out there somewhere. 
 

https://www.arcadetrends.com/product-page/super-chexx-dome-hockey

 

[BuffalOhio]

There's only one, and it's made in Buffalo ...

 

https://www.icegame.com/bubblehockey

 

I delivered coffee supplies there when they were first starting out in Tonawanda in 82-83.  

[spndnchz]

Not bubble, air.  I ordered already thx

 

3 grand is a bit much unless I’m renting it out to neighbors

[SDS]

4 hours ago, spndnchz said:

Not bubble, air.  I ordered already thx

 

3 grand is a bit much unless I’m renting it out to neighbors

Good luck!